Michel Desrois

Most Popular Michel Desrois Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

Hu-Man Trailer (1975)

01 October 1975

An actor is placed in dangerous situations and his fear will be broadcast to the television audience.

The Question Trailer (1977)

04 May 1977

1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding.

A Week's Vacation Trailer (1980)

02 June 1980

On the verge of an emotional collapse, schoolteacher Laurence takes a week off from work to figure out her life.

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers.

Serie Noire Trailer (1979)

25 April 1979

In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world.

Le Joli Cœur Trailer (1984)

25 January 1984

Frank and Bernard share the same apartment and both work in the same tourist agency. Bernard drives the coach through the streets of Paris and Frank is the guide.

Let Joy Reign Supreme Trailer (1975)

23 March 1975

A look at 18th-century France, when the depravity of the authorities contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.

Death of a Corrupt Man Trailer (1977)

07 December 1977

In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections.

Death Watch Trailer (1980)

23 January 1980

In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.

La Baston Trailer (1985)

07 August 1985

After doing some time in jail, René has finally said goodbye to his criminal past. But when his son is mortally ill and in desperate need of expensive medical help, René can't refuse the offer to crack a safe in a villa.

'Round Midnight Trailer (1986)

23 September 1986

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax.

Les Ajoncs Trailer (1970)

04 February 1970

An unemployed Algerian worker leaves Paris by hitchhiking. He soon found himself in Brittany and, seduced by the beauty of wild gorse, eventually established himself as a gorse merchant.

Shot Pattern Trailer (1982)

21 September 1982

A Paris flea market vendor is transformed into a vigilante after his fiancée is murdered by three vicious thugs on a commuter train.

Safe Conduct Trailer (2002)

09 January 2002

During the Nazi occupation of France, two filmmakers try to build a career without compromising their ideals.

Mr. Freedom Trailer (1969)

08 January 1969

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland.

Terminus Trailer (1987)

28 January 1987

An established dystopian sport has drivers of a computerized truck driving cross-country to a terminus.

The Judge and the Assassin Trailer (1976)

10 March 1976

France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide.

It Only Happens to Others Trailer (1971)

08 October 1971

Catherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.

Coup de Torchon Trailer (1981)

04 November 1981

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

Captain Conan Trailer (1996)

16 October 1996

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.

Lettre à mon ami Pol Cèbe Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

A short "working class road movie".

For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now Trailer (1982)

12 May 1982

After getting screwed over by life (again), two losers decide that enough is enough. Using stolen ski masks and stolen toy guns, they take hostages in their local bank, holding them for ransom.

Game of Seduction Trailer (1976)

25 August 1976

A virtuous young woman becomes the target of the schemes of an amoral womanizer who is in the habit of wooing women and killing their lovers and husbands in duels.

L.627 Trailer (1992)

09 September 1992

In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of some of his colleagues.

It All Starts Today Trailer (1999)

12 March 1999

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.

Rive droite, rive gauche Trailer (1984)

30 October 1984

Longtime friends Guarrigue and Sénanques own a successful law practice in Paris. The dreaded businessman Pervillard is one of their clients.

Charlotte Trailer (1974)

26 November 1974

Starting as an investigation, the film begins with the discovery of a murdered young woman. Gradually we go back in time to realize that this crime is altogether the logical continuation of a philosophy of life where neither sex nor death are taboo, and where a lust for pushing limits meets it ultimate conclusion.

Fresh Bait Trailer (1995)

08 March 1995

With the ambition to start a boutique overseas but without the means to do so, Nathalie finds herself in a desperate situation, where she would do anything to acquire what she needs.

Défense de savoir Trailer (1973)

29 August 1973

When a woman is accused of murder, the investigation slowly reveals numerous political connections. Laubret, the court-appointed defense lawyer, does everything in his power to expose the truth.

Be Seeing You Trailer (1968)

01 March 1968

A documentary look at striking workers in a textile plant in Besançon, France, centering on interviews with workers about their motivations for becoming involved with the union and the struggles of their day to day life.

Spoiled Children Trailer (1977)

07 September 1977

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film.

Daddy Nostalgia Trailer (1990)

05 September 1990

A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's heart surgery.

The Undeclared War Trailer (1992)

19 February 1992

Documentary on the French-Algerian conflict 1954-1962 which was never officially called a "war", including interviews with some of the survivors.

La Fin des Pyrénées Trailer (1970)

20 March 1970

Thomas is a young man who rebels against society after witnessing his father's suicide. He embarks on a marginal and increasingly violent existence with Malvina, a woman he meets, as they attempt to escape societal pressures.